Multi-grain Bread

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The Problem: In effort to eat healthy, people often substitute white bread with multi-grain bread, but it is really not much better. According to the US Department of Agriculture, "foods labeled with the words 'multi-grain,' 'stone-ground,' '100% wheat,' 'cracked wheat,' 'seven-grain,' or 'bran' are usually not whole-grain products." Instead, look for whole grains, whole wheat, whole oats, etc., which have not been refined. Healthy Alternative: An easy way to find a healthy option is to simply check the ingredients. Dietician Skylar Griggs of Boston Children's Hospital recommends looking for options that have "whole" as the first word of the first ingredient.

The Problem: In effort to eat healthy, people often substitute white bread with multi-grain bread, but it is really not much better. According to the US Department of Agriculture, "foods labeled with the words 'multi-grain,' 'stone-ground,' '100% wheat,' 'cracked wheat,' 'seven-grain,' or 'bran' are usually not whole-grain products." Instead, look for whole grains, whole wheat, whole oats, etc., which have not been refined. Healthy Alternative: An easy way to find a healthy option is to simply check the ingredients. Dietician Skylar Griggs of Boston Children's Hospital recommends looking for options that have "whole" as the first word of the first ingredient. (Stephen Osman / TPN)

The Problem: In effort to eat healthy, people often substitute white bread with multi-grain bread, but it is really not much better. According to the US Department of Agriculture, "foods labeled with the words 'multi-grain,' 'stone-ground,' '100% wheat,' 'cracked wheat,' 'seven-grain,' or 'bran' are usually not whole-grain products." Instead, look for whole grains, whole wheat, whole oats, etc., which have not been refined. Healthy Alternative: An easy way to find a healthy option is to simply check the ingredients. Dietician Skylar Griggs of Boston Children's Hospital recommends looking for options that have "whole" as the first word of the first ingredient.